Dowdney Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Dowdney Surname User-submission:
Variant spelling of the English Dowdney,from a vernacular form of the Latin personal name Deodonatus, meaning 'God given'.
Dowdney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 83 | 1:293,679 | 20,037 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Dowdney Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Variant spelling of the English Dowdney,from a vernacular form of the Latin personal name Deodonatus, meaning 'God given'.
- mjstarkeDowdney Demographics
Average Dowdney Salary in
United States
$47,032 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dowdney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowdney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dowdney is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dowdney click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowdney? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,085,744th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Dowdney reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 2,534,678. In The United States Dowdney is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 20 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and Hawaii, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Dowdney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dowdney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dowdney Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dowdney last name are 18.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.71% registered with the political party.
Dowdney earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,032 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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